If you have read previous Q & A i have done you will know that both my parents were Irish and i was born here in london ,,,,,
I class myself as english i always have ,,,,,,BUT i do understand both side of the argument that has gone on over such a long time,,,
so whats your opinion on the Irish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007-01-22 00:00:33 · 17 answers · asked by chelsea 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i think religion is to blame (as always) for keeping hatred brewing for so long!
Ive never had a problem with the Irish or Scottish just don't know why in this day and age they take their religions so seriously
2007-01-22 00:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I too was born in London of Irish parents but consider myself Irish. However I agree with what you have say about understanding both sides. But compared to today's terrorists the Irish were fighting their 'cause' (I am not trying to justiify it) and not trying to wipe out other races completely. I remember certain explosions in London (Horseguards for example) and they made me feel ashamed to be Irish.
My loyalities are very much divided.
And andymc... is quite right, opinions are often misgiuded as you cant have opinion on something you know nothing about, the media will only gives you the info they want to.
2007-01-22 08:14:01 · answer #2 · answered by Helen C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have some Irish friends having lived there for a spell.
As an individual Englishman I was treated very well but then when the English are spoken about as a collective they are hated. Its quite disturbing to hear blatent racism against your own countrymen
2007-01-22 10:36:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like the Irish as a people, but the big mistake of the IRA was blowing up innocent English people for too long, ordinary people who had no say in the conflict anyway.
Once they started to target the politicians, etc. Things changed rather sharpish as you can expect!
2007-01-22 08:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by naturemonkeyirrepressible 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Irish people weren't the cause of the troubles just a very small minority of fanatical republicans.There is no hatred towards the Irish felt by British people- I have a unionist background but even I don't feel any resentment towards ordinary Irish people. And forget the misinformed comments of some people who answer this-some of those making them don't live in the UK or Ireland and they aren't informed about the true situation.
2007-01-22 08:05:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
the Irish like the British and the British like the Irish and both hate the government !
2007-01-22 08:07:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
My dad is Irish and I love the Irish they all have bright shiny eyes and big smiles on their faces, with fantastic personalities.
You can't tar them all with the same brush the scum that killed innocent people need punishing but the irish people on the whole are not to blame.
2007-01-22 08:06:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
oh,thanks very much
helen c i was actually in london at the time of the Horseguards(they were angry times) and i got the worst grief off a couple of indian/pakistanies who couldnt seem to understand why they irish werent as loyal to england as they were
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2007-01-22 08:19:01 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had some Irish froends when I lived there. They feel that the English still have that old attitude of superiority.
2007-01-22 08:04:05 · answer #9 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am English and have no problem with Irish people, there are bad people where ever you go, people can't tar everyone with the same brush!
2007-01-22 08:08:00 · answer #10 · answered by MoJoJoJo 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋